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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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