MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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