MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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