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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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