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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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