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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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