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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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