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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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