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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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