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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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