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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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