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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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