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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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