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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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