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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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