MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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