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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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