MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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