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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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