MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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