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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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