MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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