MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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