MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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