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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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