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 is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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