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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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