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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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