MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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