MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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