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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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