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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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