MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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