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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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