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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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