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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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