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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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