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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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