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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|