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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major 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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