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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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