MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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