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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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