MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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