MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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