MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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