MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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