MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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