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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students 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 lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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