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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
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
online education organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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