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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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