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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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