MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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