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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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