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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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