MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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