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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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