MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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