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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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