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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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