MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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