MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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