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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
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
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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