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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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