MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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