MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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