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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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