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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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