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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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