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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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