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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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