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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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