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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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