MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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