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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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