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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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