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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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