MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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