MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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