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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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