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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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