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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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