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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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