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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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