MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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