MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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