MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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