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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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