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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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