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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
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
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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