MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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