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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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