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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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