MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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