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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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