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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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