MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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