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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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