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
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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