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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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