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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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