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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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