MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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