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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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