MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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