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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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