MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
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 massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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