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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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