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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student 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
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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