MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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