MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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