MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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