MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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