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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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