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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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