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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important 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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