MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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