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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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