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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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