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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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