MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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