MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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