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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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