MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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