MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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