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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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