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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines 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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