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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
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 massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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