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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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