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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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