MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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