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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches 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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