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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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