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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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