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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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