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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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