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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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