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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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