MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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