MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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