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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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