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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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