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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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