MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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