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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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