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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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