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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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