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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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