MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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