MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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 many
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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