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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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