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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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