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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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