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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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