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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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