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 Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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