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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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