MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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