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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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