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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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