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.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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