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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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