MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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