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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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