MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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