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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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