MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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