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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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