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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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