MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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