MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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