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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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