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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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