MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner 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 online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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