MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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