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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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