MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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