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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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