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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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