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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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