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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
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.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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