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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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