MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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