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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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