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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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