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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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