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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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