MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new 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
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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