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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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