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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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