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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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