MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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