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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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