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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs 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 many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates 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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