MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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