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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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