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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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