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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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