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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
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
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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