MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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