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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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