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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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