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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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