MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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