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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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