MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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