MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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