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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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