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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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