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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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