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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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