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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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