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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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