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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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