MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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