MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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