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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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