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.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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