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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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