MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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