MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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