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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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