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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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