MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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