MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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