MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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