MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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