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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important 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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