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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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