MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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