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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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