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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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