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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
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 (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 courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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