MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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