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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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