MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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