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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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