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.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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