MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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