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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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