MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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