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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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