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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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