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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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