MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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