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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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