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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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