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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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