MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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