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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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