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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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