MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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