MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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