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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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