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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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