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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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