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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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