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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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