MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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