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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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