MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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