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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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