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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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