MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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