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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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