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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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