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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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