MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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