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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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