MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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