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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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