MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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