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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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