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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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