MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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