MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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