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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 MOOC courses are
normally 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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