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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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