MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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