MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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