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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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