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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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