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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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