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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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