MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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