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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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