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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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