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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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