MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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