MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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