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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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