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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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