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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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