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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually 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
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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