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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
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 variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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