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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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