MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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