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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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