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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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