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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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