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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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