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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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