MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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