MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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