MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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