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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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