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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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