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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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