MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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