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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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