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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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