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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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