MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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