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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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