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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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