MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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