MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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