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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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