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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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