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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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