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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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