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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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