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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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