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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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