MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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