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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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