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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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