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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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