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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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