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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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