MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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