MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting 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
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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