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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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