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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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