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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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