MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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