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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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 many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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