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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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