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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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