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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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