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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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