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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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