MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
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 a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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