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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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