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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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