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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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