MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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