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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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