MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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