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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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