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
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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