MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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