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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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