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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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