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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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