MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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