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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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