MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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