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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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