MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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