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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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