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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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