MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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