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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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