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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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