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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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