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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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