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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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