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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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