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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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