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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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