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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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