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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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