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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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