MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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