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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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