MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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