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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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