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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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