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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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