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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 MOOCs are
commonly free
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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