MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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