MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
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