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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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