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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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