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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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