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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always 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 many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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