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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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