MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in 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
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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