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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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