MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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