MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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