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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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