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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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