MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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