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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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