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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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