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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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