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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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