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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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