MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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