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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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