MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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