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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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