MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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