MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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