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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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