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.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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