MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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