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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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