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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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