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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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