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 is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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