MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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