MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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