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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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