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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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