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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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