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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
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
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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