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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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