MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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