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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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