MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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