MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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