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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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