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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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