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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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