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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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