MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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