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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major 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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