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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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