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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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