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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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