MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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