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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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