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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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