MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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