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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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