MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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