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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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