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
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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