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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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