MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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