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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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