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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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