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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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