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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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