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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because 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 participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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