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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies 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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