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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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