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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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