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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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