MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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