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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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