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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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