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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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