MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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