MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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