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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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