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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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