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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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