MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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