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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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