MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
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 massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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