MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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