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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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