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.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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