MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology 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
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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