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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
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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