MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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