MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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