MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These 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 variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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