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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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