MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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