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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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