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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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