MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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