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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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