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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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