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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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