MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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