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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important 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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