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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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