MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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