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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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