MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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