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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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