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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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