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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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