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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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