MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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