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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important 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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