MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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