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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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