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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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