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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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