MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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