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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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