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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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