MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with 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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