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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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