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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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