MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting 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 intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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