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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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