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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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