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 enlightening 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
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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