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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students 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.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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