MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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