MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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