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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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