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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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