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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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